Minor in urban and regional analysis / General Information

Urban and regional planners develop programs and policies to guide future growth and redevelopment of urban, suburban, and rural communities. They assist elected officials in solving the social, economic, and environmental problems of their communities. The Urban and Regional Analysis minor is open to all students in the university who are interested in learning the skills to help solve these problems. The minor requires six courses, or at least 20 semester hours.

Required Courses:
GEO 101 - Global Forces, Local Diversity (3)
GEO 201 - Geography of Urban Diversity (3)
GEO 451 - Urban and Regional Planning (3)
GEO 459 - Advanced Urban & Regional Planning (3)

Two or three of these to reach 20 hours:
GEO 241 - Map Interpretation (3)
GEO 437 - Regional Land Use Capability Analysis (3)
GEO 441 - Geographic Information Systems (3)
GEO 447 - Aerial Photo Interpretation (4)
GEO 448 - Techniques and Applications of Remote Sensing (3)
GEO 454 - Urban Geography (3)
GEO 455 - Race, Urban Change and Conflict in America (3)
GEO 457 - Global Cities (3)
GEO 458 - Cities of Difference (3)
GEO 462 - Public Space
GEO 464 - Marketing Geography (3)
GEO 467 - Land Use, Law & the State: Geographic Perspectives (3)
GEO 475 - Third World Urbanization (3)
GEO 476 - Global Poverty
GEO 493 - Urban Field Experience (3)
STA 261 - Statistics (4)

A 2.00 grade point average is required for the courses in the minor. Courses for the minor may not be taken on a credit/no credit basis except by permission of the primary advisor. Urban and Regional Planning majors are excluded from this minor. For more information see the primary advisor, James M. Rubenstein, 529-5025, rubensjm@muohio.edu.

Check with the adviser concerning the applicability of GEO 460 courses and similar one-time-only and temporarily numbered courses in other departments.